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even with 20 gauge rifled slugs i might be nervy running into the owner of this.
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even with 20 gauge rifled slugs i might be nervy running into the owner of this.
Good evening fellow game bird hunters and the fucken (KEY BOARD WARRIORS)
Today started off pretty slow with fine weather and nothing happening.Two black labs sucking up to ya every time the thermos or food came out!
Late morning we shifted and got a meal for the table.Ace the black lab did her buisness.
Ace and Sean buggered off for a night shoot elsewhere so had the old yapper mate and his hairy useless mutt with us for the night shoot.
Todays pics.:)
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This morning, 1 shot, 1 bird, started raining, back in bed.
13 Mallards 2 parries and a Pukeko for Saturday's efforts. 3 Mallards and 2 turkeys this morning. Shot a new spot this opening, displays good potential with a bit of work.
great saturday plenty of chances through out the day more mallards than ever but less parries about.??
bit somber tho had to take a diversion or two cos of big accident on leeston coes ford road.
21 parries,3 mallards, 2 spoonies, 1 canada goose 1 black swan and a ticket for failure to produce licence:XD: for the weekend :)Attachment 87004
@nightshooter like the photo
thank you @bigbear, my lovely lady was with me on saturday taking photo's:thumbsup:
Did alright today.Sean and his dog were busy retrieving ducks tonight up at the green pond that failed opening morning.This green pond is a night shooter.Got stuff all this morning but a cuppla pukekos on way back from big pond.
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Nice to see the a family out enjoying the social aspects of duck shooting @Dundee :thumbsup:
Looks like some good laughs where had:)
When I used to go with Dad it was always a great way to wined down after the milking season:D cows dried off and all you needed to do was let them across the break. Good times:D
Quietest season opening we have ever had, only managed 30 odd for the weekend (usually shoot 5-6 times that). Only 7 for all of Saturday, meant a long day. But we still had a good time catching up. 13th year in a row we have been shooting together now.
Just seemed to be no ducks flying at all, we'd be lucky if we saw 30 for all of Saturday. We knew numbers were down regionally this year, but that's just taking the piss :XD:
13 ah @JoshC unlucky for some:( I'd better post on how to build nesting boxs get ya numbers up.
80 on the nail for the weekend, 5 guns on sat, 4 on Sunday. River shooting over decoys, good number of birds around, not many shooters out on the Sunday though, full of the flu took the edge off the weekend but the duck shooting was good now time for the duck hunting.
Na 32 I think total was, all mallards, plus two spoonies and four parries. Only seven for Saturday. Yeah something for us to think about, specially if we end up having another dry year...the drought this year had more effect on it than anything else, driest spring and summer in the area since 1901. We're extending the pond and building a new maimai this year, will get onto it in the next few weeks. We did the best out of all the ponds in our area, some guys only getting 3-4 ducks on what would normally be 50-80 bird ponds. Most mates I've talked to only managed 20 odd. Have heard from two mates further south who cracked 200, but they have amazing pieces of swampy water to shoot. Every other year we've shot 150 plus, and have seen hundreds flying about....those numbers just were flying this opening.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sideshow
Reporoa is on a retricted bag limit and short season again this year. However, not to be deterred we went into the creek and gave it a shot. High cloud and very high ducks but I managed to call a few in.
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Thor (my young GWP) and Burl (my old GWP) in the canoe as we paddle up the creek to our peg.
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Waiting waiting.
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Nice retrieve by Thor from heavy flooded cover.
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Waiting for the next one.
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Checking their work.
Not so many birds this year, but weather is a factor too.
There is an old female swan that uses this area for nesting; been here for many years. How she has survived I do not know, but she called in and said hello a couple of times. Of course, I do not shoot her; she is lovely to see; seems to know she is safe here and flies within a few feet of me quite unconcerned. She brought in two of her cobbers Sunday night as well.
I set two short step ladders in the mud and lean on them, standing in chest waders. Miss a few when my feet get stuck in the bud and prevents me from turning and swinging the gun quickly.
We had half a dozen for our efforts, so no complaints and watching the dog work is the greatest buzz for me, especially in the beautiful environment that surrounds. Dabchicks, teal, spoonies, geese, swallows, hawks, shags, trout, eels,, swans, canadas and all manner of insects make the place magical. :) Don't need to kill a lot to appreciate one of the finer things in life.
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Me and my mate shot about 20. Had a great morning shoot, night shoot was uneventful. Sadly we lost about 6 to losing them in rapua and injuries.......bit of a shame, don't like to leave a wounded bird Attachment 87068
Off for the rest of the afternoon...evening shoot on. Wind is coming :thumbsup:
Only 2 weeks out and Invited by an old mate back on the coast for a shoot with a group so a mad rush to get my shit together as we camp on the farm sat-sun night.
182 parries for the weekend between 9 of us.
Best weekend ever
edit one day out ooops.Quote:
Originally Posted by csmiffy
40 mallards and 1 Parrie . 2 guns . 2 days . Not flash
Very nice side by side a friend has a hulgu one and its his go to for gamebirds he reckons it leads better. Really should get one of my old timers going there should be a dispensation for 12 gauge bp proof guns like there is for muzzle loaders.Quote:
Originally Posted by Woody
95 birds 7 parries 6 guns, wairarapa
day 1, 11 mallards 2 guns Thornton
Got our limit of 32 mallards between 4 (Wellington region) on opening morning plenty of birds keeped landing in the pond as we packed up and left. I was very impressed with my shooting skills on Saturday. On Sunday ended up with 13 mallards. Now back to Hunting in the reporoa region bit of a bugger the four week season aye @Woody but seems to be a bit more birds around this year though. Opening weekend sure seems to go in a blink of an eye. Good luck for the rest of the season guys:thumbsup:
Yes. This is a Beretta silver hawk. I still use lead of course, and the only duck I lost this weekend was actually to eels. Darned near lost another to eels also, but dog got it in time, minus the vent. Lead kills best IMHO. I've shot a number of Canada's with my 28 ga using Fiocchi #5's.Quote:
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Few photos from this evening. Took a mate and his 3 boys out, I take these kids out a lot, they’re great company, willing to get amongst it and very polite and respectful. We set up on a small river about 1km from my house, 6 floaters and 3 resting deeks. Quite a flew flying about, really windy so they had trouble hearing where we were but once they honed in they flopped in nicely. Managed to take 9, the boys missed a few sitters but they’re only learning to shoot. Highlight of the evening was me taking a pair with one shot, long time since I did that. Mint piece of water to work the dog and she did awesome, only missing one that got caught in the current while she was bringing in two others. A quick sprint down stream and we got it retrieved eventually.
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It's getting worse! 4 parries over two days. Never seen so many of parries at my spot, although they didn't come close enough. Very few, maybe no mallards/greys seen.
Post-mortem to follow :oh noes:
Opening day was quieter this year over in the grey valley, we only managed 12 between 2 of us by 10am and only 3 more for sunday morning and quite a lot of effort jump shooting a few spots over the weekend , parries seemed to abundant but didn't really try for them, the greys and mallards just were'nt coming in.
Main thing were- the dog was bloody good all weekend retrieved everything i shot and someone elses woundy we saw out of range in a paddock on the way home and behaved when the action wasn't on, was impressed with her at 20 month old and 2nd season and relieved as i forgot her rope.
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The eldest boy (5) had his first opening morning with me and his grandad, he lasted until8am until the first are we going home soon, so just kept giving him snacks and jobs.
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the next Hunter Morrow :ORLY:
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Mrs has me booked up next weekend so may have to finish work early for a couple of evening shots (she'll never know) ;)
Chur :) Little fellow will never forget.
Who bred that good dog?
@Woody good on ya mate nice shotgun :cool: didn’t know that we had dabchicks in NZ.
We have them in the Lambourn river here in the uk fascinating to watch.
I got lucky if I'm honest she came from Hoki and is GWPXGSP fist dog I have had myself and loving the journey now she has calmed down a bit and stopped wrecking shit.
@PerazziSC3 seen dachshund in action in France. They use them to track wounded boar and deer. Must say they have some nose on them and balls those boar are not small. Recon it will find them fine retrieving them himmmmQuote:
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We have a resident dab chick up at the big pond @Sideshow it really keeps the dogs on the alert with the ripples and diving then popping up somewhere else.They are cool little birds to watch.
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Saw a sign up Rotorua way years ago and it said Dab chick capital of NZ.
Managed to get back home from work and up at the green pond tonight by 530pm two hit the deck but when the dog went to retrieve the first one it decided its engine will restart and buggered off:(
Only one bird came home tonight the oats that have been fed certainly helped.
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Saturday, 2 mallard , 3 parries , 3 black swan , 2 guns , was hard work on the open water and nice clear day , with most birds sitting safely in middle of lake by 8am , was a good day all the same with the young fellas (7) first opening morning he was wrapped
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a couple of pics of the set up opening morning paarries on the right mallards to the left and front
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it did cloud over after about an hours or so and blow a bit .
we had steady action for most of our tenure.
seemed to be a lot less parries action at the boggy creek end of elly this year but way more mallard chances than in the last 2 years.
A bit of duck porn for you....plate full of mallard breasts.:D
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Back from the four day weekend limit bag both days, woke to Fog on Monday morning so rolled over and went back to sleep ;-)
Young dog went well 2nd season for him hard case mutt looks fully grown but still has a puppy brain
Back into work today have truckloads to catch up on :-)
Weather has been far from ideal something like 22*C at home not a breath of wind or a cloud in the sky long range has some duck shooting weather heading in for the weekend
Mmmmm breasts
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Had a good shoot saturday with my 8 grey/mallards by 730. Sunday was a little quiet . Borrowed my neighbour's old escort semi. A few first, one shot two ducks, first time shooting my limit on opening morning and first time shooting a banded duck. (must be the only one released in gisborne by f&g)
